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6  2007-05-14 Added Spanish translation by AntI
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8<sect2 id="gimp-edit-cut">
9  <title>Cut</title>
10
11  <indexterm>
12    <primary>Layer</primary>
13    <secondary>Cut (/Paste)</secondary>
14    <tertiary>Cut layer content</tertiary>
15  </indexterm>
16  <indexterm>
17    <primary>Selection</primary>
18    <secondary>Cut selection content</secondary>
19  </indexterm>
20  <indexterm>
21    <primary>Cut</primary>
22  </indexterm>
23
24  <para>
25    The <guimenuitem>Cut</guimenuitem> command deletes the contents of the
26    image's selections, and saves them in a clipboard so that they can
27    later be pasted using the <quote>Paste</quote>, <quote>Paste
28    Into</quote>, or <quote>Paste As New</quote> commands. If there is no
29    selection, the entire current layer is cut. The areas whose contents
30    are cut are left transparent, if the layer has an alpha channel, or
31    filled with the layer's background color, otherwise.
32  </para>
33  <note>
34    <para>
35      The <guimenuitem>Cut</guimenuitem> command only works on the current
36      active layer. Any layers above or below the active layer are ignored.
37    </para>
38  </note>
39
40  <sect3>
41    <title>Activate the Command</title>
42    <itemizedlist>
43      <listitem>
44        <para>
45          You can access this command from the image menubar through
46          <menuchoice>
47            <guimenu>Edit</guimenu>
48            <guimenuitem>Cut</guimenuitem>
49          </menuchoice>,
50        </para>
51      </listitem>
52      <listitem>
53        <para>
54          or by using the keyboard shortcut
55          <keycombo><keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>X</keycap></keycombo>.
56        </para>
57      </listitem>
58    </itemizedlist>
59  </sect3>
60</sect2>
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